Mental health liaison : a handbook for nurses and health professionals / edited by Stephen Regel, Dave Roberts.

Published in association with the Royal College of Nursing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface. Section 1: The Basis for Practice:- 1. Realising the promise of liaison mental health care--2. Working models for practice--3. Liaison mental health nursing: an overview of its development and current practice--4. Liaison mental health nursing in community and primary care settings-- Section 2: Generic approaches to assessment and intervention:- 5. Deliberate self-harm:assessment and treatment interventions--6. Mental health liaison in cancer care. 7. Liaison mental health nursing and HIV and AIDS. Section 3: Cognitive Behavioural approaches:- 8. Cardiac rehabilitation: assessment and intervention strategies--9. Chronic fatigue syndrome: a cognitive behavioural approach--10. Psychological approaches to body image disturbance--11. Post-traumatic stress disorder: assessment and intervention strategies in trauma, critical care and general medical settings--12. Staff support in trauma and critical care settings.

Liaison mental health nursing is emerging as a significant role encompassing core skills which can be developed within a range of different settings with different client groups. This book clarifies the role itself and the core skills required.